Here are Korean words for time to start with: 오후 (ohu, afternoon), 하루 (haru, day), 저녁 (jeonyeok, evening), 아침 (achim, morning). Below are 32 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| afternoon | 오후ohu | noun | A1 |
| day | 하루haru | noun | A1 |
| evening | 저녁jeonyeok | noun | A1 |
| morning | 아침achim | noun | A1 |
| night | 밤bam | noun | A1 |
| today | 오늘oneul | adv | A1 |
| tomorrow | 내일naeil | adv | A1 |
| week | 주ju | noun | A1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 금요일geumyoil | noun | A1 |
| Monday | 월요일woryoil | noun | A1 |
| Thursday | 목요일mogyoil | noun | A1 |
| Tuesday | 화요일hwayoil | noun | A1 |
| hour | 시간sigan | noun | A1 |
| minute | 분bun | noun | A1 |
| moment | 순간sungan | noun | A1 |
| month | 달dal | noun | A1 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chronological | 연대순의yeondaesunui | adj | B1 |
| contemporary | 현대의hyeondaeui | adj | B2 |
| punctual | 시간을 엄수하는siganeul eomsuhaneun | adj | B2 |
| simultaneous | 동시의dongsiui | adj | B2 |
| anachronism | 시대착오sidaechago | noun | C1 |
| perpetuity | 영속yeongsok | noun | C1 |
| retrospective | 회고적인hoegojeogin | adj | C1 |
| antiquated | 구식의gusigui | adj | C2 |
| English | Korean | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| autumn | 가을gaeul | noun | A1 |
| spring | 봄bom | noun | A1 |
| summer | 여름yeoreum | noun | A1 |
| winter | 겨울gyeoul | noun | A1 |
| noon | 정오jeongo | noun | A2 |
| dusk | 황혼hwanghon | noun | B1 |
| sunrise | 해돋이haedoji | noun | B1 |
| sunset | 일몰ilmol | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like 오후 (ohu, afternoon), 하루 (haru, day), 저녁 (jeonyeok, evening), 아침 (achim, morning). This page lists 32 Korean words for time (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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